140th Wing
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The United States Air Force
's 140th Wing is a fighter unit of the Colorado Air National Guard
, located at Buckley AFB, in Aurora, Colorado
.
The 140th Wing is composed of over 1400 personnel that support F-16C/D/ Falcons
(Air Combat Command
) fighter and C-21 Learjet (Air Mobility Command
) airlift aircraft missions, as well as 137th Space Warning Squadron
(Air Force Space Command
) and Civil Engineering
(Pacific Air Forces) missions.
370th Fighter Group was allocated to the Colorado
Air National Guard
on 24 May 1946, and was redesignated as the 140th Fighter Group, being assigned to Buckley Field, Colorado. It was first called to active duty on 1 April 1951 as a result of the Korean War
. It was equipped with F-51 Mustangs and assigned to Clovis AFB, New Mexico
. The unit was released from active service on 1 January 1953 and returned to Colorado.
The 140th Fighter Wing has taken part in the Vietnam War
, numerous NATO exercises, Operation Desert Storm
and many other active duty deployments. With the conversion to the F-16 in September 1991, the 140th Wing had deployed to the Republic of Korea; the Commonwealth of Australia
in March 1995; to Incirlik
, Turkey
, for Operation Provide Comfort II in April 1995; to Al Jaber AB, Kuwait
, for Operation Southern Watch in June 1996; to Karup, Denmark
, for NATO exercise Coronet Blade in August 1997 (with mini-deployments to Germany to fly with German MiG-29s and to the Republic of Slovenia for state-to-state partnership); and again to Al Jaber AB, Kuwait for Operation Southern Watch in January 1998. The unit deployed again to Incirlik, Turkey, in 2000 for Operation Northern Watch.
/Air Combat Command
(1992-Present)
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
's 140th Wing is a fighter unit of the Colorado Air National Guard
Colorado Air National Guard
The Colorado Air National Guard is based at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora. The COANG was founded June 27, 1923 and consisted of the 120th Aero Observation Squadron as a part of the Colorado Army National Guard...
, located at Buckley AFB, in Aurora, Colorado
Aurora, Colorado
City of Aurora is a Home Rule Municipality spanning Arapahoe, Adams, and Douglas counties in Colorado. Aurora is an eastern suburb of the Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area . The city is the third most populous city in the Colorado and the 56th most populous city in the...
.
The 140th Wing is composed of over 1400 personnel that support F-16C/D/ Falcons
F-16 Fighting Falcon
The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is a multirole jet fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force . Designed as an air superiority day fighter, it evolved into a successful all-weather multirole aircraft. Over 4,400 aircraft have been built since...
(Air Combat Command
Air Combat Command
Air Combat Command is a major command of the United States Air Force. ACC is one of ten major commands , reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force ....
) fighter and C-21 Learjet (Air Mobility Command
Air Mobility Command
Air Mobility Command is a Major Command of the U.S. Air Force. AMC is headquartered at Scott AFB, Illinois, east of St. Louis....
) airlift aircraft missions, as well as 137th Space Warning Squadron
137th Space Warning Squadron
137th Space Warning Squadron is an Air National Guard ground-mobile space communications unit of the United States Air Force and is located in Greeley, Colorado.-Mission:...
(Air Force Space Command
Air Force Space Command
Air Force Space Command is a major command of the United States Department of the Air Force, with its headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. AFSPC supports U.S. military operations worldwide through the use of many different types of satellite, launch and cyber operations....
) and Civil Engineering
Civil engineering
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...
(Pacific Air Forces) missions.
History
The World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
370th Fighter Group was allocated to the Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
Air National Guard
Air National Guard
The Air National Guard , often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the fifty U.S. states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia of the United States. Established under Title 10 and...
on 24 May 1946, and was redesignated as the 140th Fighter Group, being assigned to Buckley Field, Colorado. It was first called to active duty on 1 April 1951 as a result of the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
. It was equipped with F-51 Mustangs and assigned to Clovis AFB, New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
. The unit was released from active service on 1 January 1953 and returned to Colorado.
The 140th Fighter Wing has taken part in the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
, numerous NATO exercises, Operation Desert Storm
Gulf War
The Persian Gulf War , commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.The war is also known under other names, such as the First Gulf...
and many other active duty deployments. With the conversion to the F-16 in September 1991, the 140th Wing had deployed to the Republic of Korea; the Commonwealth of Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in March 1995; to Incirlik
Incirlik
İncirlik is a town in the Sarıçam district of Adana Province with a population of 11,555. Formerly a municipality, it was incorporated into Sarıçam Municipality in 2008...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, for Operation Provide Comfort II in April 1995; to Al Jaber AB, Kuwait
Kuwait
The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...
, for Operation Southern Watch in June 1996; to Karup, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, for NATO exercise Coronet Blade in August 1997 (with mini-deployments to Germany to fly with German MiG-29s and to the Republic of Slovenia for state-to-state partnership); and again to Al Jaber AB, Kuwait for Operation Southern Watch in January 1998. The unit deployed again to Incirlik, Turkey, in 2000 for Operation Northern Watch.
Major Command
Air National GuardAir National Guard
The Air National Guard , often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the fifty U.S. states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the territories of Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia of the United States. Established under Title 10 and...
/Air Combat Command
Air Combat Command
Air Combat Command is a major command of the United States Air Force. ACC is one of ten major commands , reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force ....
(1992-Present)
- Air National Guard/Tactical Air CommandTactical Air CommandTactical Air Command is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, established on 21 March 1946 being headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia...
(1962-1992) - Air National Guard/Air Defense Command (1950-1962)
Previous designations
- Source: USAF Unit Designation
- 140th Wing (???-Present)
- 140th Fighter Wing (???)
Squadrons assigned
- 120th Observation Squadron (1923–1946)
- 140th Mission Support Group
- 140th Civil Engineer Squadron
- 140th Communications Flight
- 140th Logistics Readiness Squadron
- 140th Mission Support Flight
- 140th Security Forces Squadron
- 140th Services Flight
- 140th Operations Group
- Detachment 1 (Range)
- 120th Fighter Squadron120th Fighter SquadronThe 120th Fighter Squadron flies the F-16C/D Fighting Falcon. It is a unit of the Colorado Air National Guard. Its parent unit is the 140th Wing, Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Colorado.-Mission:...
Colorado Air National GuardColorado Air National GuardThe Colorado Air National Guard is based at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora. The COANG was founded June 27, 1923 and consisted of the 120th Aero Observation Squadron as a part of the Colorado Army National Guard...
(CoANG) (1946–Present) - 140th Operations Support Squadron
- 200th Airlift Squadron200th Airlift SquadronThe 200th Airlift Squadron flies the CT-43 and C-21. It is a unit of the Colorado Air National Guard. Its parent unit is the 140th Wing.-External links:...
(19??-Present)
- 140th Maintenance Group
- 140th Maintenance Operations Flight
- 140th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
- 140th Maintenance Squadron
- 140th Medical Squadron
- 137th Space Warning Squadron137th Space Warning Squadron137th Space Warning Squadron is an Air National Guard ground-mobile space communications unit of the United States Air Force and is located in Greeley, Colorado.-Mission:...
- 240th Civil Engineer Flight
- CoANG was founded June 27, 1923 and consisted of the 120th Aero Observation Squadron as a part of the Colorado Army National GuardColorado Army National GuardThe Colorado Army National Guard is a component of the United States Army and the United States National Guard. Nationwide, the Army National Guard comprises approximately one half of the US Army's available combat forces and approximately one third of its support organization...
.
Bases stationed
- Buckley AFB, ColoradoColoradoColorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
(2000-Present) - Buckley ANGB (1946-2000)
Aircraft operated
- Source: USAF Air Power Directory
- C-21 (???-Present)
- F-16C/DF-16 Fighting FalconThe General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is a multirole jet fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force . Designed as an air superiority day fighter, it evolved into a successful all-weather multirole aircraft. Over 4,400 aircraft have been built since...
(1991–Present) - CT-43A (???)
- A-7D/KA-7 Corsair IIThe Ling-Temco-Vought A-7 Corsair II is a carrier-based subsonic light attack aircraft introduced to replace the United States Navy's Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, initially entering service during the Vietnam War...
(1974–1991) - F-100DF-100 Super SabreThe North American F-100 Super Sabre was a supersonic jet fighter aircraft that served with the United States Air Force from 1954 to 1971 and with the Air National Guard until 1979. The first of the Century Series collection of USAF jet fighters, it was the first USAF fighter capable of...
(1971–1974) - F-100CF-100 Super SabreThe North American F-100 Super Sabre was a supersonic jet fighter aircraft that served with the United States Air Force from 1954 to 1971 and with the Air National Guard until 1979. The first of the Century Series collection of USAF jet fighters, it was the first USAF fighter capable of...
(1961–1971) - F-86LF-86 SabreThe North American F-86 Sabre was a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by North American Aviation, the Sabre is best known as America's first swept wing fighter which could counter the similarly-winged Soviet MiG-15 in high speed dogfights over the skies of the Korean War...
(1960–1961) - F-86EF-86 SabreThe North American F-86 Sabre was a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by North American Aviation, the Sabre is best known as America's first swept wing fighter which could counter the similarly-winged Soviet MiG-15 in high speed dogfights over the skies of the Korean War...
(1958–1960) - F-80C (1953–1958)
- F-51D (1946–1953)
Decorations
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
- 1994-1996